Newsweek fear factor: Hardcore ‘day after tomorrow’ style cover hits snooze stands
Fear sells. Except when it’s in print.
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CNN+ shutdown leaves axed staffers ‘aghast and furious’
The shocking announcement that CNN+ would be shutting down operations less than a month after it launched has left out-of-work staffers “aghast and furious” over the company’s handling of what sources inside the network call “an absolute debacle.” “This is f–king crazy, it is nuts,” a CNN insider told The Post. — Read on nypost.com/2022/04/21/cnn-shutdown-leaves-axed-staffers-aghast-and-furious/ … Read moreCNN+ shutdown leaves axed staffers ‘aghast and furious’
PLATFORMS BEGIN BANNING RT AT REQUEST OF EU
Facebook is restricting access to content from RT and Sputnik on both its main social media platform and Instagram following “requests from a number of governments,” according to he company’s vice president Nick Clegg. Users who attempt to visit the YouTube channels of either Sputnik or RT or watch videos posted from those channels are … Read morePLATFORMS BEGIN BANNING RT AT REQUEST OF EU
TIME feeling musky.. Elon named person of the year
TIME’sEditor-in-Chief said that Elon Musk has had an “extraordinary influence for Life on Earth and life off Earth, too.” It’s no secret that he had an extreme dominance over “many things in America’s life right now” — from the space industry, to the automobile industry, to his influence on social media with millions of followers. … Read moreTIME feeling musky.. Elon named person of the year
Not fake news but repetitive news
Over the past few days the “pathway to heaven photo“ has been making its rounds. It was taken by people after the scene of a car accident, there’s some hot debate whether it’s a soul going to heaven or just a glare from the windshield. But just as a symbol of how the news media … Read moreNot fake news but repetitive news
The Drudge show hits IMPEACHMENT
It is great to see Matt Drudge showcase himself again on his own website.. There is absolutely no doubt that the Drudge Report changed the world, started a media revolution.. and for better or worse paved the way for what we are dealing with today… Drudge showed the media that a glamor job on a … Read moreThe Drudge show hits IMPEACHMENT
Fairness in reporting!
CNN caves to pressure and becomes journalism again?
Vaccine efficacy hysteria: Following the science to oblivion
This post may be shadow blocked. Or deleted.. or whatever-ed. Anymore, it’s tough to say.. Yes there are people who profess against science and common sense. But there are also those who question nothing.. This post is not going to be anti-vaccine. But just anti-bad journalism and sensationalism. All of which we have seen in … Read moreVaccine efficacy hysteria: Following the science to oblivion
Modern media exceptionalism: Did you really read the ‘news’ today?
All the news making headlines… good luck finding what matters!
Whoopsie poopsie on Tank Man
SAVE THIS TANK MAN IMAGE WHILE YOU CAN! DON’T BING IT Bing, the search engine owned by Microsoft, is not displaying image results for a search for “Tank man,” even when searching from the United States. The apparent censorship comes on the anniversary of China’s violent crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. “There … Read moreWhoopsie poopsie on Tank Man